WY LEGISLATIVE NUCLEAR ACTIVITY AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS
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| Year | Legislative or Executive Action | County; Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Aug 21, 1992 Letter: Governor Mike Sullivan to Fremont County Commissioners | Fremont County |
| 1995 | Wyoming passes W.S. 35-11-1501 through 1507 (RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE FACILITIES) | |
| 1999 | OWL CREEK ENERGY PROJECT (Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage) | Fremont County. (Owl Creek Energy Project also addressed on pages 10 - 15 of: 2016 WY DEQ "Spent Nuclear Storage") |
| 2001 | SF0108 Nuclear Fuel Rod Storage. BILL FAILED | Sponsor: Senator Robert Peck (Fremont); Co-sponsor Representative John Hines (Campbell) |
| 2002 | HB0120 Omnibus Revenue Bill (Pg 27 Nuclear fuel rod storage). (Revenue Committee) BILL FAILED | Chairman Senator Robert A. Peck - (Fremont) |
| 2003 | HB0183 Radioactive materials transportation. BILL FAILED | Rep Mary Gilmore (Natrona) |
| 2004 | HB0014 Radioactive materials transportation-amendments. BILL FAILED | 2003 Transportation Committee |
| 2005 | HB0158 Radioactive materials transportation. BILL FAILED | Rep Mary Gilmore (Natrona) |
| 2006 | SF0090/SEA67 Revisor’s bill. Pg 35 | 2005 Management Council |
| 2009 | 2009 NCSL- High Level Radioactive Waste Working Group | Senator Bruce Burns (Sheridan), Rep David Miller (Fremont) |
| 2009 | 2009-2012 NCSL – Nuclear Legislative Work Group. | Senator Eli Bebout (Fremont), Rep David Miller (Fremont) |
| 2011 | HB0129/HEA66 – Nuclear energy production study. | Sponsor: Representative Steve Harshman (Natrona); Co-Sponsor: Rep(s) Brechtel (Natrona), Byrd (Laramie), Craft (Sweetwater), Lockhart (Natrona), Roscoe (Teton). Senator(s) Bebout (Fremont) Cooper (Lincoln etc), Martin (Fremont), Rothfuss (Albany) |
| 2011 | 2011 Task Force on Nuclear Energy Production. (Meeting minutes are at same link) | Chairs: Stan Cooper (Lincoln, etc), David Miller (Fremont) |
| 2011 | Mar 29, 2011 LSO Research Memo: Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal | Minerals Committee Chairs: Eli Bebout (Fremont); Tom Lockhart (Natrona) |
| 2012 | 2012 Task Force on Nuclear Energy Production. (Meeting minutes are at same link) | Senators Cooper (Lincoln etc), Rothfuss (Albany); Reps Miller (Fremont), Harshman (Natrona) |
| 2012 | SF0014/SEA23 Nuclear and hybrid energy system related projects. | 2011 Minerals Committee |
| 2012 | SJ0002 Riverton uranium mill tailings remedial action. (Tribal Committee). BILL FAILED | 2011 Select Committee on Tribal Relations |
| 2013 | HB0217/HEA100 Atomic Energy Act agreement state study. | Sponsor: Representative David Miller (Fremont) Co-Sponsor: Representative(s) Harshman (Natrona), Larsen (Fremont); Senator(s) Anderson, J.D. (Natrona), Bebout (Fremont), Cooper (Fremont, etc) |
| 2013 | SF0026/SEA12 Authorization for certain radioactive waste facilities. | 2012 Minerals Committee |
| 2014 | Oct 13, 2014 Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee: Update on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agreement State Program | Committee Chairmen: Eli Bebout (Fremont), Tim Stubson (Natrona) |
| 2015 | Governor Mead Letter of Intent - WY-NRC Agreement State | |
| 2015 | HB0027/HEA43 NRC agreement state authorization. | 2014 Minerals Committee |
| 2016 | SF0023/SEA6 NRC agreement state amendments. | 2015 Minerals Committee |
| 2016 | HB0146 Solid and hazardous waste management rulemaking. BILL FAILED | All sponsors are FREMONT County: Representative(s) Rita Campbell, James Allen, Lloyd Larsen and David Miller and Senator(s) Eli Bebout |
| 2016 | SF0001/SEA19 Budget bill: Pg 17, $1,907,785 to DEQ for “Uranium NRC Agreement”. Also see Footnote #1 for Attorney General. | |
| 2016 | WY DEQ attends May 24, 2016 U.S. DOE meeting in Denver for DOE discussion on Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Waste. | 2016 WY DEQ-U.S.DOE Meeting on Spent Nuclear Fuels & High Level Radioactive Waste |
| 2016 | 2016 WSL Minerals Interim Committee | Priority #: 8 Nuclear Industry in Wyoming Examine all possibilities and aspects of nuclear energy production for growth and job opportunities for the state, including temporary storage/generation/reprocessing, conversion, mining and enrichment. |
| 2016 | WY Business Council Memo to WSL Interim Minerals Committee (Aug 11-12, 2016) | Uranium Conversion Project |
| 2016 | WSL Interim Minerals Committee (Aug 11-12, 2016) Appendix 5 | WY DEQ "Spent Nuclear Storage" |
| 2016 | WSL Interim Minerals Committee (Aug 11-12, 2016) Appendix 8 | Article on Uranium Contamination (Fremont County) |
| 2017 | SF0006/SEA45 – Radioactive waste storage facilities-amendments. | 2016 Minerals Committee |
| 2017 | HB0004/HEA18 NRC agreement state amendments. | 2016 Minerals Committee |
| 2017 | HB0001/HEA82 Budget bill: Pg 13, $1,771,734 to DEQ for “Uranium NRC Agreement” | |
| 2018 | HB0001/HEA62 Budget bill: Pg 12, $1,696,534 to DEQ for “Uranium NRC Agreement”. Also see Footnote #1 for Attorney General. | |
| 2019 | July 12, 2019: Lawmakers quietly explore storing spent nuclear fuel | The Legislature’s Management Council voted 7-6 in an unannounced email vote on July 8 to add the item as a study topic for the joint minerals committee, according to the Legislative Service Office. |
| 2019 | 2019 Spent Fuel Rods Subcommittee (Minerals). (Meeting minutes are available at link) | 2019 Spent Fuel Rods Subcommittee. James Anderson (Natrona); Eli Bebout (Fremont); Hank Coe (Park); Donald Burkhart (Carbon /Sweetwater); Thomas Crank (Lincoln etc); Shelly Duncan (Goshen); Joe MacGuire (Natrona) |
| 2019 | SF0001/SEA40 Budget bill: Pg 13, $2,081,113 to DEQ for “Uranium NRC Agreement” | |
| 2020 | SF0001/SEA40 Budget bill: Pg 13, $2,081,113 to DEQ for “Uranium NRC Agreement” | |
| 2020 | SF0085/SEA0057 – Uranium Taxation Rates | Sponsor: Brian Boner (Converse). Co-sponsors: Bebout (Fremont); Biteman (Sheridan); Burkharst (Carbon etc); MacGuire (Natrona); Miller (Fremont) |
| 2020 | HB0074/HEA60 – Small modular nuclear reactor permitting. | Sponsor: Representative David Miller (Fremont); Co-Sponsors: Rep(s) Burkhart (Carbon etc); Harshman (Natrona); Laursen (Big Horn, Park) Pelkey (Albany), Simpson (Lincoln). Senator(s) Bebout (Fremont); Boner (Converse); Dockstader (Lincoln) |
| 2021 | 2021 WSL Minerals Interim Committee | Nuclear is not an interim topic |
| 2021 | Idaho National Laboratory presentation to 2021 WSL Interim Minerals Committee (Aug 12-13, 2021) Appendix 7 | A New Energy Business for Wyoming |
| 2022 | SF0003/SEA No. 0035 – Radioactive materials transport fee. | 2021 Transportation Committee |
| 2022 | HB0131/HEA59 – Nuclear power generation and storage-amendments. | Sponsor: Representative Burkhart (Carbon etc). Co-Sponsors: Reps Greear (Washakie), Larsen (Fremont); Senator(s) Anderson (Natrona), Cooper (Fremont etc), Dockstader (Lincoln) |
| 2023 | 2023 Minerals Interim Committee2023 Minerals Interim Committee | Priority #: 1 Energy Issues. The Committee will study and address energy issues that are currently affecting the state, including nuclear energy, mining, coal, oil-and-gas and rare-earth minerals. The Committee will receive reports and updates from companies engaged in energy and mineral development, the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, the Wyoming Business Council, and the Wyoming Energy Authority. |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #13-01 | Wyoming Energy Authority Update |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-01 | NCSL-Overview of Nuclear Regulation for State Legislatures |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-02 | NRC-Environmental Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-03 | NRC-Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-04 | NRC-Oversight of Nuclear Power Plants |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-05 | NRC-Reactor License Renewal |
| 2023 | Jul 17-18, 2023 Minerals Committee Meeting Materials Item #15-06 | Nuclear Energy Research Capacity Building Presentation |
| 2025 | SF0186 Advanced nuclear reactor manufacturers-fuel storage. DIED IN COMMITTEE | Sponsor: Ed Cooper (Fremont etc). Co sponsors: Senator(s) Anderson (Natrona), Crum (Albany), Driskill (Crook), Reps Larsen, L (Fremont) Wylie (Sweetwater) |
| 2025 | HB0016 Used nuclear fuel storage-amendments. DIED IN COMMITTEE | 2024 Minerals Committee |